cerebovssquire wrote:Considering your aptitudes a bardiche is usually a better choice than a demon trident, as long as you don't find an amazing shield.
Oh shoots. I waited on thread before putting any more into Armour, but continued to play while waiting, and as soon as I found a shield, I pumped the skill to 15. FWIW, I haven't seen a bardiche though. Thus far my choices are a vanilla +0/1 glaive, a vanilla +2/1 trident, a +2/3 vampiric(?!) trident, a +4/+7 spear of piercing (except for one accidental ?III, I didn't enchant, it, that's how I found it! Nice find for D:5!)
I was thinking I probably want demon trident / distortion though? I mean, I'm Lugonu, so may as well try it while I'm here.
You are a merfolk so almost certainly you want to wear a robe or something similar. Learn spells to go along with it (or go trog and just have huge EV).
Why robe and not some kind of smallish EV-penalty armour like dragon/mottled/troll though? I guess I don't understand the EV penalty interactions. I read somewhere Spriggans got some kind of multiplier on the -EV number, so I can understand the robe impetus there, but not so much here.
I've got an amulet of rage. (Actually, I've got 3... all amulets this game have been rage, two of the four spellbooks have been 'of the Dragon', and I've got five fireball wands. The RNG is trying to be funny this game.) So, yeah, switching to Trogg definitely ain't happening.
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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.10.2 character file.
MeAk the Impaler (Merfolk Abyssal Knight) Turns: 34183, Time: 03:08:55
HP 118/118 AC 15 Str 13 XL: 15 Next: 36%
MP 26/26 EV 13 Int 18 God: Lugonu [******]
Gold 484 SH 26 Dex 13 Spells: 0 memorised, 14 levels left
Res.Fire : + . . See Invis. : . a - +4,+7 spear (pierce)
Res.Cold : + . . Warding : . . r - +4 dwarf scale mail {rC+}
Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . M - +0 shield
Res.Acid. : . . . Res.Corr. : . (no helmet)
Res.Poison: . Clarity : . (no cloak)
Res.Elec. : . Spirit.Shd : . U - +0 pair of gauntlets
Sust.Abil.: . . Stasis : . v - +2 pair of boots
Res.Mut. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . m - amulet of rage
Res.Rott. : . Levitation : . f - ring "Wyixtan" {+Inv rF+ Acc+5}
Saprovore : . . . Ctrl.Flight: . h - +0,+7 ring of slaying
@: somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: change form in water, swift swim
a: Depart the Abyss, Bend Space, Banish, Corrupt, Enter the Abyss, Renounce
Religion, Evoke Berserk Rage, Evoke Invisibility
You are on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Lugonu.
Lugonu is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.
You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 23 of its levels.
You have visited the Abyss 1 time.
You have collected 1165 gold pieces.
You have spent 701 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Hand weapons
a - a +4,+7 spear of piercing (weapon)
b - an uncursed blowgun
u - a +2,+1 trident
z - a +0,+1 orcish glaive
R - a +2,+3 vampiric trident
Missiles
w - 10 curare-tipped +0 needles
y - 37 poisoned needles
A - 6 needles of sickness
C - 19 steel +0 darts (quivered)
Armour
g - a +0 elven chain mail of poison resistance
r - a +4 dwarven scale mail of cold resistance (worn)
v - a +2 pair of boots (worn)
M - a +0 shield (worn)
U - a +0 pair of gauntlets (worn)
Magical devices
e - a wand of lightning {zapped: 1}
k - a brass wand
o - a wand of teleportation
s - a wand of fireball {zapped: 1}
t - a wand of paralysis {zapped: 1}
B - a wand of fire
I - a wand of flame
N - a wand of magic darts {zapped: 2}
O - a wand of paralysis (6)
Y - a wand of teleportation {zapped: 2}
Scrolls
G - a scroll of detect curse
H - 2 scrolls of fog
K - 3 scrolls of teleportation
L - 2 scrolls of fear
Jewellery
f - the ring "Wyixtan" (right hand) {+Inv rF+ Acc+5}
(You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Dungeon)
[ring of protection from fire]
It affects your accuracy (+5).
It lets you turn invisible.
h - a +0,+7 ring of slaying (left hand)
l - a +5 ring of protection
m - an amulet of rage (around neck)
p - an uncursed ring of sustenance
Potions
c - 4 potions of agility
d - 2 fuming white potions
i - a potion of heal wounds
n - 2 potions of curing
x - 2 potions of brilliance
S - a potion of restore abilities
Magical staves
q - a +6 rod of summoning (13/13)
(You acquired it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
Miscellaneous
j - a disc of storms
Z - a box of beasts
Skills:
+ Level 13.4 Fighting
- Level 16.0 Polearms
- Level 6.0 Throwing
+ Level 3.8 Armour
- Level 15.0 Dodging
- Level 15.0 Shields
- Level 8.1 Invocations
- Level 10.0 Evocations
You have 14 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (12/27) Temple (0/1) D:7 Orc (0/4) D:8
Lair (8/8) D:11 Swamp (0/5) Lair:5 Shoals (3/5) Lair:4
Slime (0/6) Lair:6
Altars:
Elyvilon
Makhleb
Trog
Xom
Zin
Shops:
D:4: * D:8: ! D:10: //
Message History
11 sultanas; 5 chokos; 7 grapes
You drop 3 bread rations.
You drop 3 pears.
You drop 5 meat rations.
There is a staircase back to the Dungeon here.
Items here: /////////////
There are several objects here.
Pick up a wand of flame? ((y)es/(n)o/(a)ll/(m)enu/*?g,/q)
You see here a +0 elven chain mail of poison resistance.
You see here 16 silver sling bullets.
Items here: )))))))))
Items here: )))))))))
You see here 16 silver sling bullets.
You see here a +0 elven chain mail of poison resistance.
g - a +0 elven chain mail of poison resistance
You see here 16 silver sling bullets.
Items here: )))))))))
There are several objects here.
Pick up the quarterstaff "Bick" {pain, rPois}? ((y)es/(n)o/(a)ll/(m)enu/*?g,/q)
z - a +0,+1 orcish glaive; u - a +2,+1 trident
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There are no monsters in sight!
Vanquished Creatures
Aizul (Shoals:1)
A siren (Shoals:3)
A wizard (Lair:8)
Polyphemus (Shoals:2)
5 hydras
8 death yaks
A large abomination (Abyss)
4 sea snakes
2 hill giants
7 harpies
A griffon (Lair:8)
A cyclops (Shoals:2)
An eye of devastation (Lair:6)
2 black mambas (Lair:4)
An elephant slug (Lair:8)
13 elephants
A feature mimic (Lair:3)
14 spiny frogs
7 mermaids
8 komodo dragons
2 baby alligators (Lair:5)
13 blink frogs
8 snapping turtles
A two-headed ogre (D:5)
7 sharks
24 yaks
2 basilisks
2 wyverns
A blink frog skeleton (D:7)
3 fire drakes
15 hippogriffs
9 war dogs
18 merfolk
5 manticores
A necrophage (D:11)
A sky beast (D:8)
A small abomination (Abyss)
2 orc warriors
An ice beast (D:9)
A phantom (D:3)
5 ogres
A swamp drake (D:11)
A black bear (Lair:3)
2 centaurs
12 crocodiles
3 boring beetles
11 giant frogs
8 water moccasins
3 giant slugs
5 gnoll sergeants (D:5)
A brain worm (Lair:7)
4 agate snails
An eye of draining (Lair:6)
A basilisk skeleton (D:11)
A boulder beetle (Lair:8)
An eye of draining (shapeshifter) (D:11)
3 killer bees (D:8)
5 jellyfish (Lair:6)
4 wights (D:11)
A shadow (D:11)
6 crimson imps
3 quasits (D:10)
3 goliath beetles
2 gnoll shamans (D:5)
A hound skeleton (D:4)
16 hounds
5 orc priests
2 big fish (Lair:6)
3 scorpions
5 iguanas
3 orc wizards
9 porcupines
8 worker ants
22 sheep
A goliath beetle zombie (D:8)
36 green rats
24 adders
21 gnolls
5 giant centipedes
5 giant mites
2 worms
2 giant eyeballs (D:8)
A gnoll skeleton (D:4)
8 giant geckos
An ooze (D:3)
12 orcs
32 bats
7 giant cockroaches
22 hobgoblins
22 kobolds
2 ball pythons
8 giant newts
15 goblins
A hobgoblin skeleton (D:6)
18 jackals
A kobold skeleton (D:9)
An orc skeleton (D:6)
9 quokkas
26 rats
2 bushes (Lair:1)
2 fungi (Lair:5)
14 plants
14 toadstools
672 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
A dire elephant (Lair:8)
A ball lightning (Shoals:2)
2 harpies (Shoals:2)
A black mamba (Lair:2)
A snapping turtle (Shoals:1)
A kobold (D:10)
3 rats
7 fungi
6 plants
35 toadstools
58 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 730 creatures vanquished
Notes
Turn | Place | Note
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0 | Abyss | MeAk, the Merfolk Abyssal Knight, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | Abyss | Reached XP level 1. HP: 16/16 MP: 1/1
233 | Abyss | Reached skill level 4 in Fighting
233 | Abyss | Reached skill level 1 in Armour
233 | Abyss | Reached XP level 2. HP: 12/23 MP: 3/3
233 | Abyss | Reached XP level 3. HP: 14/28 MP: 4/4
233 | Abyss | Reached XP level 4. HP: 17/35 MP: 6/6
308 | Abyss | Reached skill level 10 in Polearms
308 | Abyss | Reached XP level 5. HP: 28/41 MP: 7/7
308 | Abyss | Reached XP level 6. HP: 32/47 MP: 9/9
308 | Abyss | Reached XP level 7. HP: 36/53 MP: 10/10
340 | D:1 | You pass through the gate.
1703 | D:2 | Acquired Lugonu's second power
2343 | D:3 | Reached skill level 11 in Polearms
2365 | D:3 | Acquired Lugonu's third power
2761 | D:3 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
3562 | D:4 | Found Boank's General Store.
3597 | D:4 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 60/60 MP: 12/12
3725 | D:4 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
3765 | D:4 | Acquired Lugonu's fourth power
4370 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
4433 | D:5 | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
4703 | D:5 | Reached skill level 12 in Polearms
5005 | D:5 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 27/67 MP: 13/13
5403 | D:5 | Acquired Lugonu's fifth power
6352 | D:4 | Paralysed by a potion of paralysis for 4 turns
6668 | D:3 | Reached skill level 13 in Polearms
6860 | D:5 | Noticed a two-headed ogre
6868 | D:5 | Killed a two-headed ogre
6868 | D:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Shields
7458 | D:6 | Reached skill level 1 in Throwing
7983 | D:7 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
8634 | D:8 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 70/76 MP: 15/15
8652 | D:8 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
8680 | D:8 | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
8784 | D:8 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
8874 | D:8 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
9088 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
9165 | D:8 | Found Twawag's Distillery.
9256 | D:8 | Bought a potion of mutation for 36 gold pieces
9846 | D:9 | Reached skill level 5 in Throwing
10020 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
10127 | D:10 | Found Xyjarch's Magical Wand Shoppe.
10572 | D:10 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
10604 | D:10 | Found Pleo's Magical Wand Boutique.
10880 | D:10 | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
11120 | D:11 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations
11304 | D:11 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 82/82 MP: 20/20
11340 | D:11 | Found a staircase to the Lair.
12690 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
12783 | Lair:1 | Got a warped dire flail
12992 | Lair:1 | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
13700 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
13820 | Lair:1 | Identified the dire flail of the Shining Light {flame, +Rage rN+ Str+3 Int+3} (You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
14947 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 10 in Evocations
15751 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
15808 | Lair:3 | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
15856 | Lair:3 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 74/94 MP: 21/21
16253 | Lair:3 | the staircase to the Swamp was a mimic.
16330 | Lair:4 | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
16555 | Lair:3 | You fall through a shaft!
19080 | Lair:5 | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
19092 | Lair:5 | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
20575 | Lair:1 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 103/103 MP: 24/24
20924 | D:4 | Bought the ring "Wyixtan" {+Inv rF+ Acc+5} for 621 gold pieces
20924 | D:4 | Bought a meat ration for 44 gold pieces
21552 | Lair:1 | Identified a scroll of acquirement
21554 | Lair:1 | Identified a +4 rod of summoning (11/11) (You acquired it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
21904 | Lair:6 | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
22098 | Lair:6 | Reached skill level 10 in Shields
23533 | Lair:7 | Reached skill level 14 in Dodging
23665 | Lair:7 | Noticed a brain worm
23675 | Lair:7 | Killed a brain worm
24231 | Lair:7 | Reached XP level 14. HP: 88/110 MP: 25/25
24502 | Lair:7 | Got a faintly glowing quarterstaff
25109 | Lair:8 | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
25388 | Lair:1 | Identified the quarterstaff of Laynien {crush, SInv} (You found it on level 7 of the Lair of Beasts)
26376 | Lair:8 | Reached skill level 15 in Dodging
28378 | Lair:8 | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
28999 | Shoals:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Shoals
30937 | Shoals:2 | Noticed Aizul
30964 | Shoals:1 | Killed Aizul
31614 | Shoals:2 | Noticed Polyphemus
31657 | Shoals:2 | Reached skill level 15 in Polearms
31774 | Shoals:2 | Killed Polyphemus
32116 | Shoals:2 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
32158 | Shoals:2 | Reached XP level 15. HP: 95/117 MP: 26/26
32361 | Shoals:2 | Reached skill level 16 in Polearms
33103 | Shoals:3 | Reached skill level 15 in Shields
33263 | Shoals:3 | Got a dazzling quarterstaff
33825 | Lair:1 | Identified the quarterstaff "Bick" {pain, rPois} (You found it on level 3 of the Shoals)